Our friend, G, told us about this new Korean restaurant in the city called Danjee, by the same owners of Madang (my favourite Korean restaurant in Sydney). Since we didn’t have the time to queue up for Madang that night, we decided to give Danjee a try.
The verdict: the only similarity that this place has with Madang is that they are both hidden in a tiny alleyway.
—–HER{curio}MAJESTY SCORE SHEET—–
Visited: 8 August 2014 (for dinner).
Food: 6/10 || Ambiance: 7.5/10 || Service: 8/10
Will I come back: No.
The restaurant’s bigger than I had imagined and it’s decorated nicely. New and Zen.
The kitchen is right by the door and there’s a huge window display of the hot-plate cooking station. These pan-fried goodies looked extremely appetising, Jen and I were already making mental orders of them as we waited for a table.
“Hae mul jeon”, pan fried assorted seafood (4 types, 3 pieces each), $30. This is Danjee’s deconstructed version of the seafood pancake. Umm, the prawn was pretty nice.But, $30?
“Nok du kimchi jeon”, pan fried grind mung bean, kimchi and vegetables, $13. It was ok.
“Danjee sutbul bool go gi”, charcoal soy marinated beef, $35. It’s just a giant bool go gi, Mike didn’t quite like it because it was very sweet. The middle part of it was partly raw, I wasn’t sure if it’s meant to be like that?
The charcoal soy marinated beef being cooked in action.
Side dishes.
“Hae mul jap chea” , potato starch noodles with a choice of octopus, squid and prawn, $16. It was not bad, but it was lacking in flavours and it was just not the same as Madang’s.
“Bul dak”, literally ‘fire chicken’, chicken thigh, rice cake, cayenne, $35. Yep, it lived up to its name and was pretty spicy. Unfortunately, spiciness was the only flavour I could taste so I didn’t eat much of this.
“Bul go gi jung shik” stir fried soy marinated beef (served with one rice and one soup), $17. Jen got her own set meal, and this was what she got. I liked the healthy purple rice and the soup. The bul go gi was good too. However, I wouldn’t pay $17 for this again.
The menu.
{Danjee} Address: 1-7 Albion Pl, Sydney NSW 2000